Playing Card Deck
Piquet
7594
From: France | Paris (France)
Curatorial Section: Historic
| Native Name | Cartes a Jouer |
| Object Number | 7594 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | French |
| Provenience | France | Paris (France) |
| Period | 19th century |
| Date Made | 1800-1891 |
| Section | Historic |
| Materials | Paper |
| Description | Cartes a Jouer / One Deck of 32 Piquet Playing Cards. Suits: Carreaux, Couers, Piques, and Trefles = Diamonds, hearts, spades, clubs. Cards: Ace, King, Queen, Knave, 10, 9, 8, 7 Court Cards: Caesar, Charles, David and Alexander / Rachel, Judith, Pallas and Argine / Lahire, Hector Hogier and Lancelot. Back - plain white. Eagle watermark visible on most cards. See 15673 - miniature deck. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, 1891 |
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